http://www.bioversityinternational.org/ Bioversity International - Research to improve the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition, livelihoods and enhance sustainability for smallholder farmers en Bioversity International 2013-02-10T14:24:49+01:00 Bioversity International Bioversity International http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/cacao_yesterday_today_and_tomorrow.html Climate models, DNA analysis, geographic information systems and genebanks come together to illuminate the past and safeguard the future of the tree that gives us chocolate. Photo: IITA 2012-11-06T09:48:11+01:00 Cacao: yesterday, today and tomorrow http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/on_farm_conservation_crucial_for_global_agricultural_biodiversity_targets.html A report from the side event ‘Strategic Plan 2011-2020 – Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biodiversity’ at the UN Convention on Agricultural Biodiversity. The event was facilitated by Toby Hodgkin, Honorary Fellow, Bioversity International and... 2012-10-22T08:13:00+02:00 On-farm conservation and teamwork crucial for reaching global agricultural biodiversity targets http://www.bioversityinternational.org/farmer_stories/a_fork_in_the_road_to_rio_nepal.html Meet Surya Adhikari – a progressive smallholder Nepalese farmer, agricultural scientist and ambassador for agricultural biodiversity. This is the first in a series of stories meeting farmers along the road to Rio. 2012-04-26T16:37:51+02:00 A fork in the road to Rio: Nepal http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/assessing_the_success_of_on_farm_conservation_projects.html On-farm conservation is the focus of much research but a lack of tools makes it difficult to systematically evaluate success in terms of outcomes that maintain on-farm diversity and create livelihood incentives for farmers. Thanks to a recently... 2012-04-12T13:35:15+02:00 Assessing the success of on-farm conservation projects in delivering conservation and livelihood outcomes. http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/pacs/pacs_factsheets_technical_notes_and_policy_briefs.html A set of factsheets and policy briefs about Bioversity s work on PACS available in English and Spanish. 2011-10-27T11:00:32+02:00 PACS factsheets, technical notes and policy briefs http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/nutrition/our_tools.html Agricultural biodiversity is the basis of the food and nutrition value chain with under-exploited potential for contributing to food security, health, income generation, and ecosystem services. 2011-09-15T11:17:49+02:00 Our tools http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/pacs/payments_for_ecosystem_services_pes.html PES schemes provide incentives to farmers and landowners to provide ecosystem services that benefit wider society. 2011-07-11T14:23:30+02:00 Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/pacs/quinoa_tender.html 38 communities in Bolivia and Peru compete to conserve endangered landraces. 2011-07-05T13:35:39+02:00 A competitive tender to conserve threatened quinoa varieties in Bolivia and Peru http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/pacs.html The application of Payment for Ecosystem Services(PES) specifically for agricultural biodiversity conservation (PACS) is a new idea and Bioversity is at its forefront. 2011-06-30T14:03:25+02:00 Payments for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/sustainable_agriculture/neglected_underutilized_species/on_farm_conservation_neglected_and_underutilised_species_and_the_challenge_of_climate_change_a_new_bioversity_project.html Bioversity and partners in India, Nepal and Bolivia, launch a new on farm conservation project in response to an unprecedented loss of species, varieties and traditional knowledge. 2011-06-14T13:59:32+02:00 On-farm conservation, neglected and underutilised species, and the challenge of climate change - a new Bioversity project http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/conservation/on_farm_conservation.html On farm conservation involves the protection of threatened species in their natural habitats and takes into account social and cultural factors such as farmer s indigenous knowledge about local crops. 2010-11-08T15:03:28+01:00 On farm conservation http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research/conservation/crop_wild_relatives.html Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) can be defined as wild plant species that are more or less genetically related to crops.CWR have been used to improve yields and the nutritional quality of crops since the beginnings of agriculture. 2010-06-22T10:18:06+02:00 Crop Wild Relatives